Sustainability

• Alberta beef producers launch new effort to reduce food waste

  Some committed Calgarians are taking a new sustainability campaign across the country this spring.

  Environment

  Mar 29
  
• U of S students launch Re-Colour, crayon recycling program

  A handful of students from the University of Saskatchewan are looking to recolour the way crayons are recycled.

  Canada

  Jan 28
  
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• Lab-grown meat has sustainability potential, but a long way off for consumers: food scientist

  “It’s meat produced by taking cells from an animal, and then you grow them in big fermentation vats,” says Jim House, a food sciences professor at the University of Manitoba.

  Science

  Oct 16, 2023
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• Montreal mayor joins mayors of New York, Paris on UN sustainability advisory group

  The United Nations new Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments consists of 20 elected officials from five continents, including Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2023
• ‘Lake over life’: Windsor aboiteau closure sparks environmental concerns in Nova Scotia

  An emergency order to close the Windsor aboiteau and refill Lake Pisiquid during the Nova Scotia wildfires has fishers, conservationists and Indigenous groups crying foul.

  Environment

  Jun 13, 2023
• New demonstration garden promotes sustainability in Calgary

  A sustainability effort for Calgary gardeners includes a free event that will be held in southwest Calgary this weekend.

  Environment

  May 30, 2023
• Fashion’s Greenwashing Problem: How Canadian shoppers might be misled by eco claims

  Fashion’s greenwashing problem: how some experts believe Canadian shoppers are potentially being misled by eco-claims.

  Consumer

  May 27, 2023
• Guelph council passes two motions in preparation for future development

  A comprehensive zoning by-law, which they say is designed with the community in mind, and a sustainable development checklist were both passed on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2023
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• RBC helped arrange US$5.4B of ‘sustainability-linked’ financing for coal mine operator

  Data showing RBC’s involvement in the credit lines for Germany-based RWE in 2022 raises complicated questions about how banks reach promised climate goals.

  Environment

  Apr 4, 2023
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• Fredericton named Forest Capital of Canada by national forestry organization

  Fredericton has been granted a national designation. The Canadian Institute of Forestry has named the city the Forest Capital of Canada.

  Environment

  Mar 26, 2023